Encounter Quotes

“Eureka" can be an answer to a question we have never asked. It can be the articulation of a sudden and unforeseen idea or the expression of a magic moment that throws us into a new world. It acts like a radiant sunbeam that comes out of the blue and illuminates a dim past, opening a new, dynamic horizon. It may even be a trivial but lucky encounter with new friends, who let us be what we are in our imagination: original and undifferentiated. (“Waiting for Eureka” )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Emotion is ‘recognition’. When treasured moments are identified in the jungle of our personal history during a visual or aural encounter, we capture magic sparks from our past, arousing flashes of insight and revealing an inner flare. These instants of recognition may kindle enthralling emotion and fulfilling inspiration. (“Those journeys of love”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“If we go down the rabbit hole of our unconsciousness and try to unravel the knotty points of our life story we may encounter a bunch of hidden niceties or emotional stowaways. Forgotten details in the windmill of our mind may daintily reveal, where things might have gone wrong. (“I wonder what went wrong.”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Stolen moments” create a feeling of enjoyment in our “intensive time” awareness. The glow and the intensity of those instants can guide us throughout a whole lifetime. They can expose a second or a third dimension of the daily events and shed an expounding light on all the little details we encounter. ("Stolen moments" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Liberty is only possible on the condition of regularity. We cannot be free and play the game of life without abiding to the rules, but the rules have to be adapted constantly in line with our experiences and the events we encounter. ( “If he doesn't play ball “ )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Let us find inner freedom in each lucky moment that we encounter, like a sun-basking butterfly that finds peace on a cherry blossom petal. (“I seek you”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“If we want to give oxygen and content to our life, let us bypass the flamboyant bells and whistles of shallow pursuits and take delight in the appeasement of the emotional windfalls that crop up when we encounter the ‘others’ and engage in new mental adventures. ("Transcendental journey" )”
― Erik Pevernagie

“By ring-fencing a time budget for a momentous ‘breathing space’ in the flurry of our life, we may encounter ourselves and take the time to fill the gaps in the framework of our individuality so as to reconcile the qualities of our personality. ( "What after bowling alone?”
― Erik Pevernagie

“While we encounter people and intuit their thoughts, and hear their words, we construe and interpret what we perceive. In that way, perception can become enlightenment and recognition. ("The Internet rescue")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“We have to walk out on ourselves, expel ourselves from our inner castle, and drop our formatted masks if we want to encounter people in the flesh, without makeup. ("Steps in the unknown")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“As we may while away the long summer days of our lives and keep riding on people’s coattail of superficiality, finally becoming paralyzed by the annoying noise of shallow exhilaration, it can happen we encounter one-day privileged moments helping us wise up, meet the delight of stillness, and feel the depth and joy of inner vibrations. (“The Infinite Wisdom of Meditation“)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Refuse to become a victim of your circumstances and give a lift to your potentials each and every day against the wish of any obstacle you encounter!”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

“When we encounter the unexpected in our lives, we can challenge the battery of our interpretations and loosen our wearying preconceived notions if we keep exploring what we do not know, maintain an open mind, and take a balanced, dispassionate approach to life's vagaries. ("Looking for the unexpected")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Headed to the top. The only question as I meet you on my way is if you're coming with me or not.”
― Iveta Cherneva

“I wish I knew how to get you back. And apparently fate won't let me give up"


From Central Park Song: a Screenplay”
― Zack Love, Stories and Scripts: an Anthology

“Humans should be grateful if they haven't been in contact with
aliens, while humans are still making bloodshed with each other.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“Why you keep trying to seek and encounter with me, lady?
The only best thing I can do to stay alive now is to be invisible.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“I have had a toxic encounter with a police officer that I later discovered had killed a person.”
― Steven Magee

“I have had a toxic encounter with police officers and later discovered that a person with a similar experience showed up dead!”
― Steven Magee

“There are three things police officers do not want you to do: 1. Video record your encounter. 2. Call 911 for a police supervisor if they start harassing you. 3. File a complaint about them.”
― Steven Magee

“Having realized how police harassment works, I now avoid going to places where I may encounter police officers.”
― Steven Magee

“At the point of encounter there are neither yet ignoramuses nor perfect sages; there are only people who are attempting, together, to learn more than they now know.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“When men [sic] avoid encounter they become inflexible and treat others as mere objects; instead of nurturing life they kill life; instead of searching for life, they flee from it. And these are oppressor characteristics.”
― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“I had an unfortunate encounter with mean staff at the high altitude Denver International Airport that ruined my vacation and I now avoid Colorado.”
― Steven Magee

“It is important to obtain police reports, video and audio recordings after an encounter with the police, as it often reveals information you were not aware of.”
― Steven Magee

“I try to hurry the encounter along in the manner of a French oral exam, stammering through the procedurals of a regulation rendezvous in the hope of disembarking promptly at au revoir.”
― Soula Emmanuel, Wild Geese

“Extraordinary encounter with an eternal God.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“If you ever encounter police officers struggling with a suspect that is calling out for help, you should request the police report and all video recordings of the incident.”
― Steven Magee

“Mr. Police Officer, I know that you are potentially dangerous and I will be video recording our encounter for that reason.”
― Steven Magee

“Acquaintance

Pure serendipity?
Divine plan?
Name irrelevant!”
― Irene Doura-Kavadia, The Miracles Within